Mrs. Johnson returns her best respects to Mr. Wilson, and is greatly indebted to him for his obliging present.
Mr. and Mrs. Bristow present their compliments to Mrs. Truman, and hope for the pleasure of her company on Thursday evening next, to tea.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman are greatly obliged by Mr. and Mrs. Bristow’s kind invitation, and will do themselves the honor of waiting upon them.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman are exceedingly sorry that a pre-engagement will prevent them from accepting Mr. and Mrs. Bristow’s kind invitation.
DINNER PARTIES.
Whenever dinners are given to invited guests, civility requires that an early answer should be returned; for the proper wording of such answers, I refer you to the Notes of Invitation, where full directions are given. An acceptance, in such a case, should be as binding as a promissory note; and no light cause should ever be allowed to prevent your fulfilling your engagement. Want of punctuality at a dinner party, is an affront to the whole company, as well as to the gentleman and lady of the house.